Rig Veda 9.65.28: Mandala 9, Sukta 65, Mantra 28
Sukta 9.65
Rishi: Ascribed to Soma Pavamāna seers (Mandala 9).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Likely Jagatī (not metrically verified from input).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ ते दक्षं मयोभुवं वह्निमद्या वृणीमहे । पान्तमा पुरुस्पृहम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ te dákṣaṃ mayó-bhuvaṃ váhnim adyá vṛṇīmahe | pā́ntam ā́ puru-spṛ́ham ||
Translation
Hoje escolhemos para nós o teu poder de reto discernimento, que traz deleite, o teu portador flamejante; guardado, muito desejado — vem a nós.
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
तेto/for you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
दक्षम्ability, skill, power
दक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
मयोभुवम्delight-bringing, beneficent
मयोभुवम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमयोभू (प्रातिपदिक; मयस् + भू ‘bringing delight’)
वह्निम्the bearer; fire/priest (vahni)
वह्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
वृणीमहेwe choose, we select
वृणीमहे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वृणीते)
पान्तम्protecting, guarding
पान्तम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootपा (धातु) → पान्त (कृदन्त; क्त)
आfully, indeed
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
पुरुस्पृहम्much-desired, eagerly sought
पुरुस्पृहम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु-स्पृह (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु ‘much’ + स्पृह ‘desire’)
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